The 2022–23 LEN Champions League was the 60th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. The champions were Pro Recco of Italy, who defeated Novi Beograd of Serbia 14–11 in the Final in Belgrade.
Qualified teams The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2022–23 EHF European League was announced on 12 July 2022.
+Group stage Jug AO Dubrovnik CN Marseille Dinamo Tbilisi Waspo'98 Hannover Spandau 04 Berlin Olympiacos Piraeus FTC-Telekom Budapest Pro Recco CL Novi Beograd Radnički Kragujevac Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta Astrapool Sabadell
+Qualification round II Jadran Split CN Noisy-le-Sec ASC Duisburg NC Vouliagmeni Genesys OSC-Budapest AN Brescia Šabac Barcelona
+Qualification round I Invictum Sarajevo Banja Luka HAVK Mladost Zagreb KVIK Kastrup EN Tourcoing Panionios GSS A-Híd VasasPlaket ASA Tel Aviv RN Savona EVK Žaibas Jadran Herceg Novi Primorac Kotor ZPC Het Ravijn Vitória Sport Clube Steaua Bucharest CSM Oradea KVP Nováky Galatasaray Enka Istanbul
Schedule The schedule of the competition is as follows. PhaseRound1st leg2nd legQualifying roundsQualification round I29 September–2 October 2022Qualification round II14–16 October 2022Qualification round III29 October 20225 November 2022Preliminary roundRound 115/16 November 2022Round 229/30 November 2022Round 313/14 December 2022Round 420/21 December 2022Round 510/11 January 2023Round 624/25 January 2023Round 77/8 February 2023Round 817/18 February 2023Round 928 February/1 March 2023Round 1021/22 March 2023Round 114/5 April 2023Round 1225/26 April 2023Round 1312/13 May 2023Round 1423/24 May 2023Final 8Quarterfinals31 May 2023Semifinals1 June 2023Final3 June 2023
Qualifying rounds
Qualification round I The draw took place in Split. The top three ranked sides will advance from both groups.
Group A 29 September–2 October 2022, Nijverdal, Netherlands.
Group B 30 September–2 October 2022, Oradea, Romania.
Group C 29 September–2 October 2022, Herceg Novi, Montenegro.
Group D 29 September–2 October 2022, Tourcoing, France.
Qualification round II The top two ranked sides from each group advance.
Group A 13–16 October 2022, Split, Croatia.
Group B 13–16 October 2022, Barcelona, Spain.
Group C 14–16 October 2022, Kotor, Montenegro.
Group D 13–16 October 2022, Athens, Greece.
Qualification round III The winners in the third round will continue in the preliminary round.
Preliminary round
In the regular season, teams will play against each other home and away in a round-robin format. The top four teams in group A and the top three teams in Group B will advance to the Final 8. Also, Novi Beograd will participate in the Final 8 as the host of the tournament. The matchdays will be from 15 November 2022 to 24 May 2023.
+ Key to colors Advance to the Final 8 Home team win Tie Away team win
Group A
Group B
Final 8 31 May–3 June 2023, Belgrade, Serbia.
Qualified teams GroupWinnersRunners-upThirdFourthA Zodiac Atlètic-Barceloneta Pro Recco Olympiacos Piraeus NC VouliagmeniB AN Brescia Novi Beograd FTC-Telekom Budapest Jug AO Dubrovnik
Bracket
5th–8th place bracket
2022–23 LEN Champions LeagueChampionsPro Recco11th title Awards Season MVPTop ScorerFinals MVP Gergő Zalánki (Pro Recco) Alvaro Granados (Novi Beograd) [46 goals] Gergő Zalánki (Pro Recco) Total 7 of the Season LW Alvaro Granados (Novi Beograd)CF Dimitrios Nikolaidis (Vouliagmeni)RW Gergő Zalánki (Pro Recco)LD Felipe Perrone (Atlètic-Barceloneta)CB Marko Zuvela (Jug)RD Edoardo Di Soma (Brescia)GK Marco Del Lungo (Pro Recco)
See also 2022–23 LEN Euro Cup 2022–23 LEN Challenger Cup
References